chapter 10

The principal agency responsible for protecting the nation's health is the A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention B) Food and Drug Administration C) Department of Health and Human Services D) Health Resources and Services Administration

Department of Health and Human Services

Foundations are NOT A) not-for-profit organizations B) groups that raise funds to support a cause of their choice C) groups that distribute funding to other community-based organizations in support of their work D) groups that provide direct medical care

groups that provide direct medical care

The number of new cases of a disease or event is called the ________ of the disease. A) prevalence B) incidence C) risk D) mortality

incidence

Epidemiology is all the following, EXCEPT A) it is the study of the history of a disease B) it determines where a disease came from C) it is the continuous search for and documentation of disease D) it determines of the frequency of disease

it is the study of the history of a disease

Licensing boards are responsible for all the following, EXCEPT A) making sure that laboratories are using proper techniques B) evaluating restaurants for safe food handling and cleanliness C) ensuring that factories have strong pollution control measures D) making sure schools have violence protection measures in place

making sure schools have violence protection measures in place

Morbidity is the A) number of new cases of a disease or event B) number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population C) number of people who have died from a given disease or event D) total number of infected/affected people (cases) over a given period of time

number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population

The total number of infected people over a given period of time is known as A) mortality B) incidence C) prevalence D) risk

prevalence

1) Public health focuses on A) prevention issues B) curative medical care C) foundation support D) environmental health

prevention issues

Functions of county and city health departments do NOT include A) adult and child immunizations B) communicable disease control C) raising funds for the American Cancer Society D) community assessment

raising funds for the American Cancer Society

The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen A) established the Massachusetts public health agency B) required the quarantine of sailors with a contagious disease C) provided funds for the Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts D) taxed the salaries of sailors to build and staff hospitals to care for soldiers

taxed the salaries of sailors to build and staff hospitals to care for soldiers

Surveillance is A) the study of disease distribution throughout society B) determining if there is more or less of a disease than in the past C) the continuous search for and documentation of disease in public health D) the study of the number of deaths from disease

the continuous search for and documentation of disease in public health

Epidemiologists investigate all of the following, EXCEPT A) where a disease outbreak occurred B) who is affected by a disease C) how a disease affected a victim D) the genetic material of a bacterium

the genetic material of a bacterium

State departments are required by law to report all of the following, EXCEPT A) the number of people with a specific disease B) child abuse and neglect C) the names of people with HIV D) the number of people who are disabled

the names of people with HIV

Monitoring is A) the study and review of drug resistant diseases B) the regular review of disease data to determine changes in disease levels C) the review of the determinants of skin diseases and disorders D) the study of determinants of the frequency of disability

the regular review of disease data to determine changes in disease levels

Which is a key function of public health? A) Policy development B) Assurance of the public's health C) Assessment of the community's health D) All of the above

All of the above

Which is an example of mortality? A) Cancer accounted for 10,000 deaths in 2008. B) There were 20 reported cases of HIV in Webster County. C) A smoker is more likely to get cancer than a nonsmoker. D) Ten new cases of TB were discovered in the state of Nebraska.

Cancer accounted for 10,000 deaths in 2008.

This agency maintains national health statistics. A) Food and Drug Administration B) Department of Health and Human Services C) Health Resources and Services Administration D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This agency provides health care for 25% of Americans. A) Department of Health and Human Services B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services C) Health Resources and Services Administration D) Food and Drug Administration

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Public health has a curative focus.

False

This agency works to provide health care to people who live in areas where health care is not readily available. A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention B) Department of Health and Human Services C) Health Resources and Services Administration D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

three foundations that work to improve individuals' health

Red Cross, March of Dimes, American Cancer Society

Which of these became America's blueprint for the development of public health systems? A) The World Health Organization B) The Philadelphia epidemic C) Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts D) Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen

Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts

This area of public health collects data on the number of sexually transmitted diseases. A) Surveillance B) Monitoring C) Epidemiology D) Reporting

Surveillance

Requiring hard hats falls within the public health domain.

True

The Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen also resulted in the A) creation of a public health lab in every state B) U.S. Public Health Service C) creation of the Institute of Medicine D) creation of a health department in every state

U.S. Public Health Service

Identify and explain two of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's achievements that have resulted in increased longevity for Americans.

Vaccination Safer workplaces Healthier mothers and babies Control of infectious diseases Coronary heart disease and stroke prevention programs Safer and healthier food Family planning Motor vehicle safety Fluoridation of drinking water Recognition of tobacco as a health hazard

The FDA A) assures the safety of food B) assures the safety of cosmetics C) assures the safety of medication D) all of the above

all of the above

The CDC works with community organizations and state health department to do all the following, EXCEPT A) monitor disease B) prevent disease outbreaks C) assure the safety of medications D) operate health promotion programs

assure the safety of medications

Responsibilities of state departments of health include all of the following, EXCEPT A) conducting inspections of restaurants and factories B) assuring the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications nationally C) carrying out national and state mandates designed to protect health D) conducting the planning and evaluation of health programs

assuring the safety of foods, cosmetics, and medications nationally

Money granted by the national government to a state government with few restrictions on its spending is a A) categorical grant B) block grant C) government loan D) relative risk loan

block grant